<?php
function smarty_make_timestamp($string)
{
    if(empty($string)) {
        $string = "now";
    }
    $time = strtotime($string);
    if (is_numeric($time) && $time != -1)
    {
		if( !is_numeric($string) )
			$time = strtotime($string);
		else
			$time = $string;
		
		if (is_numeric($time) && $time != -1) {
			return $time;
		}
	}
    // is mysql timestamp format of YYYYMMDDHHMMSS?
    if (preg_match('/^\d{14}$/', $string)) {

        $time = mktime(substr($string,8,2),substr($string,10,2),substr($string,12,2),

               substr($string,4,2),substr($string,6,2),substr($string,0,4));
        return $time;
    }
    // couldn't recognize it, try to return a time
    $time = (int) $string;
    if ($time > 0)
        return $time;
    else
        return time();
}
/* vim: set expandtab: */

//XXX: This is a strange bug.
if( !is_numeric($string) )
$time = strtotime($string);
else
$time = $string;
if (is_numeric($time) && $time != -1) {
return $time;
}
?>

